The Third Bomb
Clowns cackle at the purple plume
the global order is so unsteady.
Others only see coming doom
yet most think it's too late already.
Two bombs were dropped on Japan
humans always take things too far -
laughing at acts one can't explain
denying what fools they truly are.
People are swayed by illusions
heard howling at a crescent moon,
fear drives them to false conclusions
all too often and all too soon.
Who knows when the third bomb will fall
testing the odds against world war?
Certainly it would end us all -
we want clear heads to do much more.
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